2045: Müller in Metropolis

A lecture-concert

The “marriage of man and machine” was Heiner Müller’s obsession. His formulation “from the databank to the slaughterhouse” takes on a disquieting currency. In a lecture-concert, andcompany&Co. remind us of the forgotten socialist origins of Big Data and draw a line to contemporary post-democratic forms of governance, a life between cybernetics and revolts. “Down with the joy of submission!”

Past dates

March 2016, June 2017

German with English surtitles

45min

By and with

Alexander Karschnia, Nicola Nord, Sascha Sulimma

Video

Kathrin Krottenthaler

Stage design

Knuth Irche

Company Management, Production

Katja Sonnemann, Sigrid Hilmer

We thank Barbara Köppe for letting us use the portrait of Heiner Müller, from the series "Quartett", Theater im Palast, Berlin 1989. Ingrid von Kruse for the usage of her Heiner Müller-Portrait and Münchner Stadtmuseum for the kind loan of the puppet.

“2045: Müller in Metropolis“ was invited to the Shanghai Biennale 2017.

Commissioned by HAU Hebbel am Ufer. “2045: Müller in Metropolis“ was performed 2016 as part of the festival “Heiner Müller!“ at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. A cooperation between HAU Hebbel am Ufer and the International Heiner Müller Society. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund.